TL;DR
A well light is an in-ground landscape fixture buried flush with the surrounding grade, its lamp recessed inside a sleeve so light fires upward with the housing itself nearly invisible by day. It is the cleanest way to uplight trees, columns, and facades where a staked bullet fixture would intrude on lawn mowing or sightlines, and drive-over rated versions survive at driveway edges.
What it means
A well light is an in-ground landscape fixture buried flush with the surrounding grade, its lamp recessed inside a sleeve so light fires upward with the housing itself nearly invisible by day. It is the cleanest way to uplight trees, columns, and facades where a staked bullet fixture would intrude on lawn mowing or sightlines, and drive-over rated versions survive at driveway edges. Installation lives or dies on drainage, a gravel sump below the housing, since trapped irrigation water is what kills them, and adjustable internal gimbals let the beam tilt into a trunk without tilting the housing.
Where it sits in the glossary
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